Submotion Orchestra: Finest Hour – review

(Exceptional Blue)When the arts council commissioned a live dubstep piece in York Minster, a group of Leeds music scene luminaries created the Submotion Orchestra, who aren't really dubstep at all. Beloved of Gilles Peterson, their long, woozy adventures dip into funk, dub, drum'n'bass and jazz. The collision of Ruby Wood's sublime, airy vocals and sub-bass grooves end up like Sade fronting Massive Attack. The band's tendencies towards muso, clothes-shop Muzak are mostly kept at bay, although...

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